A certain document, one (1) copy of which is on file in the office of the City Clerk of the City of Laurie being marked and designated as "The National Electrical Code (NEC) 2002" as published by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), be and is hereby adopted as the Electrical Code of the City of Laurie in the State of Missouri for the control of buildings and structures as herein provided; and each and all of the regulations, provisions, penalties, conditions and terms of said National Electrical Code are hereby referred to, adopted and made a part hereof, as if fully set out in this Article.
Any person violating any of the provisions of this Article or of the Code adopted in this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in an amount not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00) or be imprisoned in the City or County Jail for a period of not exceeding three (3) months, or both such fine and imprisonment. Each day such violation is committed or permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense and shall be punishable as such hereunder.